Two recent films I saw in the theater, are now streaming on Amazon Prime.
HIT is a Telugu mystery thriller starring Vishwak Sen as a troubled detective. This film produced by Nani is worth a watch!
Trance is a Malayalm film starring Fahadh Faasil as a faith healer preacher. It’s the first film with Fahadh’s wife Nazriya since Bangalore Days. The film is directed by Anwar Rasheed, director of Ustad Hotel. The first have is exceptional, but I found the second half abstract and confusing. Still worth a watch for Fahadh’s performance, and the supporting role of director Gautham Menon.
I went to see this Telugu film, Ninnu Kori (Wanting You) with Margaret of Don’t Call It Bollywood, going in knowing nothing. Margaret had heard it was a good Rom Com, so I took a chance. It was a delightful Telugu Rom Com with great chemistry between the leads Nani and Niveda Thomas. Go here to read Margaret’s review.
It was driving me crazy where I had seen Nani before — and at the interval I asked Margaret, and she reminded me Nani was the the hero in Eega!
The first half is fantastic and I loved the meet cute between Nani and Niveda. Nani’s dancing is also terrific. Character actor Murli Sharma who normally plays cops, is Niveda’s stern father, and it was great to see him in a comedy role like this. The initial conflict in Niveda and Nani’s relationship is quite believable.
The love triangle with Aadhi is where I started to have issues. Maybe it’s just my American sensibilities, but the first half was SO great, that the resolution of the film was a let down. I felt like the screen writers were forced to tell a more traditional story ending, and they didn’t sell it to me as Niveda’s HEA.
Still, I really enjoyed seeing Nani and Niveda on screen together, and I’ll definitely be seeking out more films from both of them.
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